Castolin Eutectic, Switzerland, has opened a new subsidiary in Saudi Arabia through a joint venture agreement with its long-term distributor, Tarek Nasser Al Akeel Co. Ltd (TACO).
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Abakan Inc., Miami, announces that its subsidiary MesoCoat de Mexico S.A. de C.V., has received its first commercial PComP order for the coating of certain large roller screens from one of the largest steel manufacturing and iron ore processing companies in Mexico.
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SSAB, Stockholm, has launched Strenx, a new high-strength structural steel product brand that includes Optim, Weldox, and Domex steels that are well-known trademarks of SSAB and the former Ruukki.
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SSAB Steel, Sweden, has launched the new Hardox Tube 500 family, which provides the same hardness and toughness as Hardox wear plate, but in circular form.
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Abakan Inc., Miami, Fla., announces several recent developments related to its PComP protective coatings.
Continue readingCan-Eng Furnaces International Limited, Niagara Falls, Ontario, has received an order from a large international mining and materials supplier with locations spread throughout North America, South America, and East Asia.
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Can-Eng Furnaces International Limited, Niagara Falls, Ontario, has received an order from a large international mining and materials supplier with locations spread throughout North America, South America, and East Asia.
Continue readingLumenous Device Technologies, Sunnyvale, Calif., introduces a unique method to improve and enable new devices using locally differential heat treatment of Nitinol.
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Novelis, Atlanta, announces that Red Hare Brewing Company will launch the world’s first commercial use of Evercan, the company’s independently certified high-recycled-content aluminum sheet for beverage cans.
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The Metal Processing Institute (MPI) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Mass., announces that it has been selected as one of four core academic facilities for the American Lightweight and Modern Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (LM3I).
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Aleris, Cleveland, Ohio, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nichols Aluminum, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quanex Building Products Corp.
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Ajax-Tocco-Magnethermic, Warren, Ohio, presented “Materials Selection for Induction Hardening Processes” at Heat Treat 2013. Material selection plays an essential role in the performance of induction-hardened workpieces such as shafts, axles, pins, and gears. Any prior heat treatment and the ability to be induction hardened are some of the factors design engineers need to take into consideration.
Continue readingKennametal Inc., Latrobe, Pa., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Tungsten Materials business of Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, for $605 million. With approximately $340 million in annual sales, the business is a leading producer of tungsten metallurgical powders, as well as tooling technologies and components. It consists of two market-leading divisions: ATI Firth Sterling and ATI Stellram.
Continue readingA team from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, Calif., have developed a printing process they call FLUENCE-fluid-enhanced crystal engineering-that for some materials results in thin films capable of conducting electricity ten times more efficiently than those made by conventional methods. The printing method is fast and works with a variety of organic materials.
Continue readingRFI Screening Ltd., England, has selected Metallisation MK61 Flamespray equipment from Metallisation Ltd., England, to metal spray a 40-metric-ton generator rotor with fine silver. It was first sprayed with a 25-micron coating of molybdenum, to optimize the adhesion of the top coat of silver. A final coating of silver was then added to achieve the specified outside diameter on the shaft. In a typical application, a coating 250 microns thick of silver would be sprayed.
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Powdermet Inc., Euclid, Ohio, offers DiaBond, a family of engineered diamond powders specially designed to improve bonding in metallic matrices, including nickel-, cobalt-, copper-, and aluminum-based binders. DiaBond powders are comprised of diamond grains encapsulated in a 1-20 micron coating of cobalt, nickel, chromium, chromium carbide, tungsten, tungsten carbide, copper, aluminum, silicon, or rhenium.
Continue readingAir Products, Lehigh Valley, Pa., has acquired EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products Inc., a privately-held producer and marketer of liquid carbon dioxide headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana. The acquisition also includes Louisiana Leasing, Ltd. of Illinois, an affiliated company that owns liquid CO2 distribution assets that are solely leased to EPCO.
Continue readingA material’s nanostructure is decisive in determining how resistant it is against corrosion Corrosion eats away 75 billion euros of economic output annually in Germany alone. But it may soon be possible to better assess which steels and other alloys will be affected, and how to limit the damage: An international team led by scientists from the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH in Düsseldorf analyzed an amorphous steel comprising iron, chromium, molybdenum, boron, and carbon.
Continue readingCommercial airplane manufacturers and aerospace engineers, who need protection against mid-air malfunctions, depend on Device Technologies’ (Southborough, Mass.) FAA-approved grommet and FAR-compliant cable wrap to protect the wiring of critical jetliner components. Spring-Fast Wire Protection Grommet Edging and Protect-Fast Braided Wrap secure and optimize performance of critical electrical systems.
Continue readingCelanese Corp., Dallas, will showcase the full scope of its highly-diversified products designed to help drive innovation in mobility, water, energy and infrastructure, healthcare, and consumer products at the K Trade Fair in October in Dusseldorf, Germany. The company will highlight its material solutions under the theme “Celanese – The chemistry inside innovation.
Continue readingGreenCentre Canada, Kingston, Ontario, has recently incorporated its third spinoff company, Precision Molecular Design Corp., to commercialize a metal deposition technology that allows manufacturers to generate circuit interconnects in successive layers one atom at a time. This will allow the semiconductor industry to develop the next generation of smaller microchips that can be produced with less waste and lower power consumption.
Continue readingIn 1969, ASM established the honor of Fellow of the Society to provide recognition to members for their distinguished contributions to materials science and engineering and to develop a broad based forum of technical and professional leaders to serve as advisors to the Society. We are pleased to announce the following IMS members will be among the 2013 inductees. Dr. Richard W.
Continue readingIn 1969, ASM established the honor of Fellow of the Society to provide recognition to members for their distinguished contributions to materials science and engineering and to develop a broad based forum of technical and professional leaders to serve as advisors to the Society. We are pleased to announce EDFAS member and Past President, Dr. Edward I. Cole, Senior Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, will be among the 2013 inductees.
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Seco/Warwick Corp., Meadville, Pa., has received an order for a CaseMaster Evolution vacuum carburizing furnace line that includes a washer/tempering unit, loaders, and line control system with single load tracking. The system is dedicated to the treatment of automotive steering system components. The contract was signed in August 2013 with ThyssenKrupp Presta de Mexico S.A. de CV, and the turnkey production cell will be delivered in the second quarter of 2014.
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What if you could reach through a microscope to touch and feel the microscopic structures under the lens? In a breakthrough that may usher in a new era in the exploration of the worlds that are a million times smaller than human beings, researchers at Université Pierre et Marie Curie in France have unveiled a new technique that allows microscope users to manipulate samples using a technology known as “haptic optical tweezers.
Continue readingDow Electronic Materials, Marlborough, Mass., announces availability of its Solderon BP TS 6000 tin-silver plating chemistry for lead-free solder bump plating applications. In copper pillar capping applications, it forms a smooth, micro-void free interface post reflow. It features enhanced plating performance, bath stability, and ease of use, thereby enabling the industry’s widest process window with the most robust process flexibility and a competitive cost of ownership.
Continue readingTungsten Carbide Deposition Processes for Hard Chrome Alternative: Preliminary Study of HVAF vs. HVOF Thermal Spray Processes C. Lyphout, University West, Production Technology West; J. Kitamura, K. Sato, J. Yamada, Fujimi Incorporated; S.
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